CMA CGM upgrades its West Med - Morocco service

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CMA CGM and its Moroccan subsidiary, COMANAV, announced the upgrade of their West Med – Morocco service.

As from April 11th, 2012, CMA CGM and COMANAV will serve the West Med/Morocco trade through three separated loops dedicated to the following markets: Spain – Morocco, Italy – Morocco, and France – Morocco.

This upgrade aims to improve reliability, schedule integrity, and transit times. Loops will be organized as follows:

▲ Loop 1 - Spain, will be effective on April 11th, 2012

The Spain loop will start for one round-trip voyage with the following rotation: Barcelona > Valencia TCV > Valencia Noatum > Casablanca > Barcelona.

As from April 18th, the fixed rotation will be as follows: Valencia TCV > Valencia Noatum > Barcelona > Casablanca > Valencia TCV.

▲ Loop 2 - Italy, will be effective on April 14th, 2012

The rotation will be as follows: Naples > La Spezia > Genoa > Casablanca > Salerno > Naples.

▲ Loop 3 - France, will be effective on April 11th, 2012

The rotation will be as follows: Marseilles > Casablanca > Marseilles.

Loop 3 will be operated by 2 CMA CGM RORO vessels. Marseilles and Casablanca will be called twice a week.

“These three complementary services will offer a comprehensive coverage of the West Mediterranean area, with calls in 7 ports, as well as fast transit times. Furthermore, the services will be connected to the CMA CGM European Intermodal Network, thus offering door-to-door transport solutions to our clients,” explained Peter Verheijen, Deputy Vice-President - North Africa Services. < Korea Shipping Gazette >